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Letters Patent No. 78,198, dared May 26, 1,868.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY-COl\CERl\T: I De it known that I, T.-B. FAGAN, of Men-don, in the county of Mercer, and State of Dhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ditching-Machines and I do herebyV declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaecompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a 'partei' this specication, in which- Y Figure lvrepresents a side elevation, and

Figure 2 a plan view'of my ditching-machine.

. The nature of this invention consists in the employment of certain new and useful devices, to be used in connection with a ditching-maclii'nmwhen constructed and arranged substantially in the manner, arid for the purpose hereinafter set forth. I I

' To enable others skilled in the art to make and employ my nvcntion,'I will now describe its construction Vand operation. t y A designatesthe platform or body o'f the machine, which is mounted upon the rear axle of the wheels B B', said wheels being furnished or cast with projections on their periphery, as seen in figs. 1 and 2, in orderto allow them to adhere to-the soil. B D designate the front wheels, which are mounted upon an axle, said axle being secured to the rear axle by means of the coupling-pole cl. 'c represents the tongue, attached to the front axle in the -ordinary way. Working on the axle of the wheels. B B are also the inside cog-wheels C C, which will be referredito hereafter. D D represent two semicircular supports o-r arms, .having one-halfl of 'their surface above and one-half below the Vplatform A, and iirmly secured thereto, (see iig. 1.) ,Secured to the outer surface of these arms, by means oi'y bolts, are two ciipsor eyes e e, into which the shaft J revolves, said shaft being provided at each end with a pinion, j, which gears with the inside cog-wheels C O.- The arms or supports D are also furnished with addi-tional holes, the object ofvwhich will be apparent hereafter. ,F designates the revolving ditching-Wheel, which is supplied with the shovels b b, formed as represented in fig. 1. Said wheel is adjusted upon the shaft J by means of a screw, and may be raised or lowered asfthe case may require, by adjusting the clips e e to the holes in the supports B B,.already described. E .represents a chute, furnished with the inclined side pieccsff, the inner ends of said. pieces being attached to the upper .part of the armsl or supports D D by means of screws, as seen in iig. 2. The object o f said arrangement is to prevent the dirt, after leaving the shovels of the ditching-wheel, from falling into the ditch while being excavated#l Grepresents a i staple-like device, adjusted to the coupling-pole al. The lower ends of said device are rounded and made sharp, iin-order to assist in cutting the-ditch, and will also clear the ground, over which the ditchingawheel is to pass, of stones or any obstacles that may" be in the way.Y I

This device is furnished `with` holes also, for the purpose of allowing it to be adjusted to4 suit the elevation of the ditching-wheel, and is intended to be made of steel. x

l It will also be remarked that this device will prevent the ditcher from being cramped Vwhile passing over` the ditch a second time.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is`

1. In combination with the wheel F, the arms or supports D D, provided with adjustable holes, as and for the purpose described.' j i 'A 2. In combination with wheel F and supports D D, I claim the chute E, constructed and employed sub- I stantially as and for the purposes'peciied.

, 8. The combination of theditching-wheelF, chute E, supports or arms D D, and shai'trJ, furnished with pinions jj, arranged and operating-substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

' In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I' alix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

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